News quiz - Week 22 (20 seconds)

• Citizenship
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)

Instructions

Every week on Thursday*, a free news quiz for students in primary education and secondary education. Weekly, thousands of teachers and students take this news quiz, for example, to conclude the week. However, this news quiz can also be perfectly used at home or in a pub quiz.

The news quiz can be played in three variations: 10, 20, or 30 seconds per question.

This weeky News Quiz can always be found here.

* Except for holidays

NEWS QUIZ

Week 22

Schoolyear 2023-2024

Thousands of Parisians take part in a free picnic on the Champs-Élysées. What is the reason for this picnic?

1. Aims to reverse decline in local people visiting the boulevard
2. To bring the neighborhood together
3. The promenade wanted to highlight its luxury shops and designer boutiques
4. To feed the homeless

An 81-year-old American has been terrorising their neighbourhood for nearly a decade with which weapon? 

1. A NERF gun
2. A slingshot
3. A peashooter
4. A paintball gun

Max Verstappen seems to win every F1 race. Last Saturday, he finished sixth. Who came first?

1. Carlos Sainz
2. Oscar Piastri
3. Lando Norris
4. Charles Leclerc

Why did Nicki Minaj spend hours in a cell at Schiphol Airport Saturday night, causing her show in Manchester to be cancelled?

1. Because of forged documents
2. Because of the presence of animals in her luggage
3. Because of the presence of drugs in her luggage
4. Because of the presence of a weapon in her luggage

Pope Francis allegedly caused offence during a discussion about gay men. What has he supposedly said?
(the actual slur has been altered)

1. He questioned their morality
2. That there was too much 'gayness' in the world
3. He dismissed their relationships
4. He stereotyped negatively

Why is Europe on high alert?

1. Suspected Moscow-linked arson and sabotage
2. Dependency on external energy supplies
3. Increasing frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks
4. Increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events

What percentage of political donations in the EU go to extremist

and populist parties?

1. 5%
2. 15%
3. 25%
4. 35%

According to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Haïti is “on the precipice of becoming an all-out failed state”. Special forces police from what country are coming to help?

1. Philippines
2. Romania
3. South Africa
4. Kenya

What age group will be affected by the new ban on sex education in English schools?

1. Children younger than 5
2. Children younger than 7
3. Children younger than 9
4. Children younger than 12

Celebrities such as Gillian

Anderson (📸) join campaigners

in call for cheaper..

1. Concert tickets in poorer countries
2. Sanitary pads in poorer countries
3. Sunscreen lotion in poorer countries
4. HIV medication in poorer countries

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